TOTAL ADOPTIONS: 301
Adoption Process
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(last updated 09/16/24)
*PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE WHEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION. WE ARE RUN BY VOLUNTEERS.
First and foremost, THANK YOU for deciding to adopt an animal in need! You are saving a life when doing so. The adoption process is as follows:
If you see a pet you are interested and have any questions before submitting an application, you can reach out to us either through social media or email. You can find our contact information on our contact page. You can also find links to our social media pages on our get involved page.
If you have decided you want to put in an application for the pet you are interested in, please click the button under the image to the right that will lead you to our online adoption application. Once your application has been completed and submitted, it will take a few days to be processed. We will reach out to you about the approval of your application. Please know that as some pets receive multiple applications, we go with what we think the best match is for that animal, and where we think they will have the most success. We will try our best to notify you if the pet you are interested in has been adopted.
Once your application has been reviewed, we will arrange a time to discuss details about your application and the pet you are interested in, and also go over any questions about the process. In order to adopter with our rescue, we require the following:
- Must be 21 years or older to adopt
- Must have landlord approval to adopt the pet you are interested in (this only applies if you are a tenant)
- Current pets must be spayed/neutered, and up to date on vaccinations and preventions.
Approved Applications are required for meet and greets.
(Since our rescue operates out of the Charleston and Charlotte areas, we have listed each animal's location at the bottom of their profile. Our rescues do not have to be adopted in the city they are fostered in).
Adoptable Pets
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"In his foster home Yeller lives with an abundance of different types of dogs: males & females, 3yrs to 9yrs, 30lb to 120lb, submissive to alpha personalities, and he gets along with everyone. In fact, Yeller is required to go to a home with at least one other dog, as another dog makes him build his confidence.
Yeller is fully potty trained, crate trained, and is very well behaved. I very rarely hear him bark and he loves to lay on the couch, in a dog bed, or even sleep in his crate. He is trained to go to his crate for his meals, and he loves that. We have learned that Yeller can jump 6' fences, so it's imperative he goes to a home with a more secure fence.
Although Yeller does not allow you to touch him and I have not been able to successfully get a collar on him, he does enjoy sitting on the couch a few feet from you while you watch tv, he will constantly follow you room to room, but from a distance. It's a relationship with a dog who just wants to social distance at all times, but occasionally he'll surprise you by "booping" you. He is an incredible dog, and I do believe that he will flourish one day, he just takes a lot of time to get used to you. He does enjoy taking treats from your hands and I have successfully touched his feet.
He is the perfect dog for someone who just wants a calm companion at home. He won't be your dog park dog or your restaurant dog, but he'll definitely be a sweet, calm companion that is still so deserving of a loving home and family."
Yeller is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and up to date on prevention. He is sadly heartworm positive, but due to his timidness with people, we chose to do the slow kill method for the heartworms. Yeller's adopters will need to continue with that method of treatment and recheck his status in the near future.
(Yeller is located in Charleston SC).
Quinn has been fostered with a lovely family and has enjoyed having both a furry foster sibling and a human foster sibling. She is very good with the baby in the home and with other dogs! She loves her people more than anything in the world, and because of that, she does get anxious when she is alone. She likely had such a terrible start to life filled with so much neglect and fear, that she craves love and stability, and wants to be closer to those who make her feel safe. Quinn does really well when crated next to her furry siblings, but if crated / left out alone, she can experience higher anxiety. Because of this, we feel that it would be best for Quinn to have another dog in the home and ideally humans who are not gone a lot, (she would make the best work from home buddy)! Don't let her desire of being close to her people outshine the big love that this girl would bring to any home! She is incredibly affectionate, docile, and loving. She would love a family that will love her and show her she is safe for the rest of her life!
Quinn is up to date on vaccinations, prevention, is spayed, and is microchipped. She was heartworm positive when first rescued but has since completed the full heartworm treatment.
(Quinn is located in Charleston SC)
"Sunny is exactly as described - a delightful, happy ray of sunshine. This girl is wonderful to have. She loves to cuddle, play with her toys, go for walks, and see other dogs! She is very friendly with her foster siblings. Sunny is crate-trained and does well in her crate. She may whine a bit at first but once she settles into her routine, she's completely fine! She would thrive even more with some basic obedience training. She loves leash walks but is a strong walker, and also has the habit of jumping up for "hugs". She may do better in a home without small kids that she could knock over. Sunny loves to play, but surprisingly sleeps for the majority of the day and is overall pretty low maintenance for her age!"
Sunny goes on a long walk daily to help build strength in her leg, and she is getting better by the day. She has two more weeks until her final recheck before she is cleared for normal exercise. The doctors do not expect her to have any major issues with her leg in the future. She would likely benefit from supplements that build bone strength and help with inflammation as she gets older. Sunny is spayed, up to date on prevention and vaccinations, and microchipped.
(Sunny is located in Charleston, SC).
Buddy is neutered, up to date on vaccinations and prevention, and microchipped. We’re going to make sure this next home is his forever one!
(Buddy is located in Charleston SC).
This is a special adoption profile, because Parka is a special dog. Her story is one of the saddest. She was almost euthanized for being "reactive" at the shelter. They kept giving her extensions because there were so many people rooting for her. Parka finally made it out thanks to the angels who offered to foster. The biggest surprise happened when she made it out of the shelter. Her foster woke up to PUPPIES. Suddenly it all made sense while Parka was "reactive" at the shelter. She was pregnant, approaching labor. Sadly the shelter did not realize that Parka was pregnant due to thinking her sagging teets were from past litters. She received her vaccines at the shelter which caused complications for the puppies, and only one survived. Now you can see why we said Parka's story is one of the saddest. She was still such a great mom and did an amazing job raising her puppy. He has since been adopted.
Her sad story doesn't end there. After completing heartworm treatment, it was time for Parka to get spayed. During her spay, the doctors found two mammary tumors. We chose to do biopsies, and we found that one was benign, but the other was cancerous. Thankfully with it being removed, it could not spread, and Parka does not have cancer. She has been healing up wonderfully from this surgery.
Parka has really blossomed in her foster home, but it's going to take a special person/family to be her forever home. She really thrives with the company of another dog in the home, so another dog in her forever home is required. When Parka gets nervous because of new smells/loud noises, etc., the dog in her foster home helps her calm down and shows her how to be confident. Parka really loves her foster mom, and is still a little shy around men and strangers. Parka is really great in the house and is crate and potty trained. She can go on the leash for potty time, but is still nervous on walks.
This sweet girl has been through so much. She deserves a calm, loving, peaceful home that will give her love and safety for the remainder of her days. She is fully vetted with a lot of life left to live.
(Parka is located in Fort Mill, SC)
- Bernard is your typical german shepherd. He is 65 pounds but he is a big baby who is scared of the vet and doesn't like pain. Due to the high volume of pain he was in when we first got him, he was nippy when we would mess with his ears or other sensitive areas. He has been feeling better now and we can rub him all over with no issues - and he actually loves it!
- He was so emaciated and had no meat on his bones when we first got him. Because of his immense hunger, he did show signs of resource guarding food and water/bowls/treats, so we have always fed him in his crate where he can eat in peace. He hasn't had any resource guarding now that he feels better, and will let me pull him off of the water bowl if he is drinking too much.
- He LOVES to be outside. He prefers to nap on the concrete floor of my screened porch.
- He is crate and potty trained, but he does struggle holding his pee for long periods of time, so when he wakes up he immediately goes outside.
- He is great on the leash and does not need a fenced yard.
- He does have some hip dysplasia, but has made a lot of progress with supplements and anti inflammatories. He loves a soft bed to lay on.
- He loves affection and will run up to you like a puppy for pets!
- He really just wants to hang out with his people or take a nap. He is quiet and overall very low energy and low maintenance.
- He is okay with other dogs, but we think he may have been a breeding dog because he doesn't know how to interact and will bark/try to mount some dogs. He is not aggressive at all and has backed off when other dogs tell him to. He would probably be less taunted and happier as an only dog though.
- He has completed heartworm treatment and is now fully vetted. He has had some GI issues so we have been working through a solution to that.
We would love to find a home for Bernard that will give him the comfortable life he deserves!
(Bernard is located in Charleston SC)
Polo is VERY dog friendly and loves to play with his foster siblings! He is crate and mostly potty trained. He has only had an accident if left out of the crate unattended. He walks well on the leash and enjoys adventures! He can still be a little shy with new people, but chin scratches and treats are the way to his heart.
Polo is fully vaccinated, neutered, microchipped, and up to date on prevention.
(Polo is located in Charleston, SC).
"Caroline is an absolute love and wants nothing more than to spend time with (and get affection from) people. She is happiest when you are holding her paw, something she will ask you to do often; with the quintessential hound eyes and long face her foster parents find themselves acceding to her demands more often than not. When Caroline first arrived at her foster parents she was constantly starving and her biggest issue was “counter surfing” for any food source she could find. As she bulked up this frenzy has let up but she is still extremely food motivated, a great indication for future training.Caroline gets along with both of her foster siblings, including an alpha/dog-selective GSP whose heart she has slowly but surely won over. She has never met a stranger and is excited to greet all visitors. She loves joining her foster sister on a morning walk but is also content to find a cozy spot on the couch to while the day away. She walks well on a leash and is potty trained. The fact that she is a hound is most apparent when you put her in her crate. Her foster parents put her in there when they are at work and other than loudly complaining until they leave the house, she has no issues hanging out there until they get back (at which point she would like to come out and tell you how much she’s missed you).
Caroline is up to date on prevention and vaccinations, microchipped, and spayed. She was heartworm positive when we pulled her but has completed her treatment.
(Caroline is located in Charleston, SC).
"Sparky is an awesome dog! He's a really good boy (and a big love bug baby) who loves to hang out in the backyard, go for walks on the leash, and play with toys. Overall, he is pretty chill and well behaved despite not having the best start to life. We're working on same basic commands like sit, come, stay, etc. He can be mouthy when playing so we are working on that. He's like a big puppy! But he is so smart and wants to please his humans. Sparky is crate, leash, and potty trained. He is dog friendly. He is also good with kids! We do not know how he is around cats. Sparky loves adventures and would be a great addition to any family. He does not require a fenced yard. He loves going out in public, does great for his photoshoots, and can entertain himself when needed. He is overall such an easy boy."
Sparky is up to date on core vaccinations, prevention, and is microchipped and neutered.
(Sparky is located in Charleston, SC).
"We got to see how amazing Twinkie was on a Pretty Pup Pack Walk and knew she had to make it out of the shelter. We are so happy she now gets the chance to find her forever home. Twinkie has been settling into the home environment which almost seems foreign to her. She was really shy when she first left the shelter, but has slowly acclimated and built more confidence each day. When she finds that confidence, she is a funny girl. She will do zoomies and get very excited. Her nickname is Tornado. She loves soft pillows and toys. She has been working on her confidence with the crate. She was in the shetler for so long we think it makes her nervous to be crated, but she has done better with each day. She is very food motivated. She's doing great with potty training. She walks very well on the leash and is fine to walk alone or with other pups. She is good with other dogs but her foster siblings are older and sometimes her zoomies are too much for them, so she'd probably do better with middle aged or younger dogs. She'd also be content as the only dog since she loves affection and wants to be as close to her human as possible at all times!"
Twinkie is fully vetted and is ready to find her person/family. This shmedium love bug deserves the best life. Could you be the one to give her that?
(Twinkie is located in Charleston, SC)
"Bindi is the sweetest love bug. As soon as I brought her back to my place she made herself right at home and didn’t need any adjusting to a new environment. She’s so playful and loves running around with her foster sister in the backyard and chasing tennis balls. She loves getting all the pets, love, and kisses. She is crate trained and potty trained. She knows to sit and wait before I open the door before going outside. We’re still working on her leash walking skills, but getting better! She loves to explore and is taking full advantage of long walks in my neighborhood. She’s very dog friendly and kid friendly too! She loves being the center of attention and is the perfect cuddle buddy after she gets her energy out. This little fun sized cutie would make the perfect addition to your family!"
Bindi is fully vaccinated, up to date on prevention, spayed, and microchipped.
(Bindi is located in Charleston, SC).
Sammie is around 2 years old, and full grown around 40 pounds, so she is a great medium size. She is extremely affectionate and snuggly. She is potty trained and crate trained, and she loves her crate. She is fostered with two other small dogs in the home, but she actually does better with bigger dogs, so we think if there are dogs in her forever home they need to match her size or be bigger. We don't think she would do well in a home with cats. Sammie has had a rough start to life, and we made a promise to her that we will make sure her next home is truly her forever home, and one that will love and care for her!
(Sammie is located in Charleston, SC).
(Sully & Celia are located in Charleston SC).
(George is located in Charleston, SC).
(Arthur is located in Charleston, SC).
Indy fully vetted.
(Indy is located in Charleston, SC)
Ford is fully vetted.
(Ford is located in Charleston, SC)
Aston is fully vetted.
Aston is located in Charleston, SC.
Ellie is currently fostered in a home with some of her siblings and she is doing amazing with crate, potty, and leash training. She is a spunky girl who loves her foster family and loves to play with her siblings! She has already been mastering "sit" as well, and is a smart girl.
Ellie did great out in public for one of our events where she met new dogs and people! She was great with kids as well. Ellie is fully vetted.
(Ellie is located in Charleston, SC).
Marsha is currently fostered in a home with some of her siblings and she is doing amazing with crate, potty, and leash training. She is a spunky girl who loves her foster family and loves to play with her siblings! She has already been mastering "sit" as well, and is a smart girl.
Marsha did great out in public for one of our events where she met new dogs and people! She was great with kids as well.
(Marsha is located in Charleston, SC).
Wally is currently fostered in a home with some of his siblings and he is doing amazing with crate, potty, and leash training. He is definitely more laid back than his sisters but still enjoys playing with them. Wally did great out in public for one of our events where he met new dogs and people! He was great with kids as well.
(Wally is located in Charleston, SC).
"Luke (who our kids have dubbed Cheesy because he is always smiling), is smaller than his siblings so we think he may be the runt. Despite being the smaller, his personality is big! He is curious, mischievous, and playful. He loves to wrestle with his brother that is also in his foster home! He walks well on the leash and is interested in meeting other dogs when we're out and about. He found his voice and uses it to tell me to hurry up during meal time lol! He loves his food which makes training fun and easy with him. He absolutely LOVES kids and would be a great family dog. He has also been good with cats when meeting them briefly. He is a smart, loving, well behaved puppy!".
Luke is fully vetted and ready for his forever home!
(Luke is located in Charleston, SC).
Mellow has had two applications come in but sadly they never answered us when we reached out, so he is still searching for his forever home! He is fully vetted, and although he was heartworm positive when we pulled him, he has since completed his treatment.
Charley is still a puppy so still learning all about puppy obedience. She's doing a great job with crate, potty, and leash training, but sometimes she still struggles knowing what is a toy and what is not! Future adopters will need to continue teaching her, but lucky for them, this little girl is eager to learn. Charley is fostered with a few other dogs and is very friendly. She is a great balance of smart, snuggly, and sassy! She has not been around young kids or cats, so we are unsure how she would do. She has had a lot of social outings and done wonderful. Charley is also fully vetted.
(Charley is located in Charleston, SC).